The Turkish WORLD championship-from 2002 Rustu Recber is admitted to the hospital with severe corona-symptoms.
in Particular, a number of active Spanish and Italian soccer players have been diagnosed with the corona in recent weeks, and now have the virus also hit a Turkish landsholdslegende, there even is hit so hard, that he is in the hospital.
The case of the former goalkeeper Rustu Recber, who according to BBC Sport, is in critical condition.
It confirms his wife on Instagram.
– Rustu is in the hospital with Covid-19-diagnosis. We are in a state of shock, since the symptoms developed rapidly, after that everything had been normal. It is a critical time, and it is very difficult, writes Isil Recber.
The now 46-year-old Rustu Recber was a prominent figure, as Turkey in 2002, surprisingly reached the semifinals at the WORLD cup and have since secured the bronze in the tournament. It is Turkey’s best result at a WORLD cup.
He reached 120 appearances for Turkey and appeared in a short transition for the FC Barcelona. He spent, however, the majority of his career in the Turkish big clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Officially 9217 persons diagnosed with corona in Turkey. 131 have died, reported the country’s health minister on Sunday.
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